cry
ring
song
rat-tat-tat
prevelar
postvelar
ploop
laminal
-phone
audibly
clamouring
noisefully
intone
wobble
aahing
labiovelar
sounding
clamoring
stridulous
caterwauling
raucously
quaver
chugging
apicodental
dissonance
bay
howl
multisonous
inconsonantly
tonous
fwoosh
hoosh
inspirate
cluck
hum
thrum
argute
phono-
screech
clonk
gurgle
maa
whish
crackliness
humming
yelp
polytonic
syllabic
crack
phonomimetic
cacophonously
percussion
splatting
crow
linguo-palatal
haw
scritching
go
pathogenic
tap
keening
cackling
implodent
gruntulous
bombilation
hummy
harsh-voiced
heave
grating
squush
vocalise
voice
echoic
sound
whoosh
bisonant
vocalize
croakingly
nonsound
noise
croaking
twangle
clunk
discordance
spoken
nonfricative
discord
multitoned
phonate
pseudolalia
clatteringly
crooningly
piercing
sounding
stridulous
multisonous
tonous
argute
polytonic
phonomimetic
pathogenic
keening
gruntulous
hummy
harsh-voiced
echoic
bisonant
spoken
multitoned
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audibly
noisefully
raucously
inconsonantly
cacophonously
croakingly
clatteringly
crooningly
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rat-tat-tat
prevelar
postvelar
ploop
laminal
clamouring
wobble
aahing
labiovelar
clamoring
caterwauling
quaver
chugging
apicodental
dissonance
howl
hoosh
inspirate
cluck
crackliness
humming
yelp
syllabic
crack
percussion
splatting
linguo-palatal
scritching
cackling
implodent
bombilation
grating
squush
voice
nonsound
croaking
twangle
discordance
nonfricative
discord
pseudolalia
noise
cry
intone
bay
hum
thrum
cluck
screech
clonk
gurgle
maa
whish
yelp
crow
go
tap
heave
vocalise
voice
sound
whoosh
vocalize
noise
clunk
phonate
noun
- a characteristic sound
- a toroidal shape
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- an association of criminals
- the sound of a bell ringing
- a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
verb
noun
adj
noun
- Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
- The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
- Test made with a probe or sonde.
- The action of the verb to sound.
- A measured depth of water.
- The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes
verb
noun
- an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- the sound of a hound on the scent
- small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
- a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
- a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
- a small recess opening off a larger room
- a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
adj
intj
prefix
verb
noun
noun
adj
- Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.
- Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
- Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
- Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
noun
- Any sharp sound.
- An attempt at something.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
- Vagina.
- The space between the buttocks.
- A narrow opening.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- a meaningful chat.
- Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- Business; events; news.
- Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
adj
verb
- To change rapidly in register.
- To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- To form cracks.
- To make a cracking sound.
- To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- To make a crack or cracks in.
- To make a sharply humorous comment.
- To open slightly.
- To overcome a security system or component.
- To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- To strike forcefully.
- To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- To tell (a joke).
- To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- To solve a difficult problem.
- To cause to make a sharp sound.
- To realize that one is transgender.
- To barely reach, attain to (a measurement, extent).
- To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
noun
- The sound so produced.
- The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
- The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
- The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
- The outer side of the hand.
- The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
- The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
intj
- An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
- An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
- An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.
verb
- To cause (an animal) to turn left.
- To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
- To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
noun
verb
- To sound; to make a noise.
- To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information.)
- To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
- To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- To be spent or used up.
- To belong (somewhere).
- To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- To make the (specified) sound.
- To fit.
- To urinate or defecate.
- To tend (toward a result).
- To be lost.
- To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- I woke up just before the clock went.
- To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- Let's go halves on this.
- Synonyms: crumble, collapse, disintegrate, give way
- To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- I went at him with a knife.
- To be in general; to be usually; often in comparison to others of the same group.
- To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- To attend.
- To be sold.
- To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- Synonyms: become, turn, change into
- To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- To leave; to move away.
- To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- To come to (a certain condition or state).
- To start; to begin (an action or process).
- To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate, see also Thesaurus:defecate
- To attack.
- To say (something, aloud or to oneself). (Often used in present tense.)
- To date.
- Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
- Synonyms: function, work, operate
- To break down or decay.
- To be accepted.
- We've only gone twenty miles today.
- To be valid.
- To have a certain record.
- To take a turn, especially in a game.
- To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- To be out.
- To resort (to).
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- To yield or weigh.
- Those babies go five tons apiece.
- To be discarded or disposed of.
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- To lead (to a place); to give access to.
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- Anything goes around here.
- Why don’t you go with us?
- Let's go this way for a while.
- To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- To fight or attack.
- How long can you go without water?
- To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
- To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- Expressing encouragement or approval.
- To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)
- To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- To die.
- To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- To travel or pass along.
- To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
noun
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- An attempt, a try.
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
- Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- An act; the working or operation.
- A period of activity.
- Synonym: green light
- A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- Synonyms: attempt, bash, shot, stab, try
- The act of going.
adj
verb
- To make a sharp noise.
- To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.
- To draw off liquid from a vessel.
- To drain off fluid by paracentesis.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To put a new sole or heel on.
- To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
- To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.
- To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.
- To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
- To furnish with taps.
- To exploit.
- To cadge, borrow or beg.
- To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).
- To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
- To strike lightly.
- To advance someone for a post or job, or for membership of a club.
- To cut an internal screw thread.
- To intercept a communication without authority.
- To force (an opponent) to submit.
noun
- A device used to dispense liquids.
- A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.
- A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [ɾ] in the standard American English pronunciation of body.
- An interception of communication by authority.
- A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
- The situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions.
- A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
- A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
- A place where liquor is drawn for drinking.
- A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed; usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
- Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
- A procedure that removes fluid from a body cavity.
- An Indian malarial fever.
- The act of touching a touch screen.
- A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
noun
verb
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
- throw with great effort
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- lift or elevate
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
noun
noun
- The sound made by something that grates against something else.
- An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
- The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
- A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
- A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
- The loose material that comes from something being grated.
adj
verb
noun
- a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
- the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
- expressing in coherent verbal form
- a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
- something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
- (metonymy) a singer
- an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
- the ability to speak
- (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
- A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.
verb
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- appear in a certain way
- make a certain noise or sound
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- announce by means of a sound
- cause to sound
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
adj
- exercising or showing good judgment
- in excellent physical condition
- logically valid
- having legal efficacy or force
- vigorous or severe
- free from moral defect
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- complete; thorough
noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
adj
verb
- To make a breathy sound like a whoosh or extrude with such a sound.
- To pass by quickly and more or less close or away.
- To cause to pass quickly.
- To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
- To kill by gun, to shoot.
intj
- Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
- Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
noun
verb
noun
- Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
- Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
- Any sound.
- Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
- Speech that is suggestive of an attitude or opinion.
- A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.
- The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
- Rumour or complaint.
- Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.
adj
verb
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